Antioquia State
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Antioquia State
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Antioquia State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day Antioquia Department, Colombia.
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Limits
In 1863 it bordered:
- Santander State and Boyacá State in the East.
- Tolima State in the South.
- Cauca State in the West.
- Bolívar State in the North.
Naming
- 1856-06-11 created under the name Estado Federal de Antioquia (Federal State of Antioquia).[1]
- 1858 recognized as Estado de la Federación in the constitution of the Granadine Confederation of 1858.[2]
- 1863 named Estado Soberano de Antioquia (Sovereign State of Antioquia) in the constitution of the United States of Colombia of 1863.[3]
Subdivisions
Provinces 1856
Through the law of June 11, 1856, the State was composed of the same provinces that constituted:[4]
- Antioquia Province (capital Santa Fe de Antioquia)
- Córdoba Province (capital Rionegro)
- Medellín Province (capital Medellín)
Departments
Later the State by Act of December 17, 1859, the territory was divided into six departments:[5]
- Córdoba Department.
- Medellín Department.
- Remedios Department.
- Santa Rosa de Osos Department.
- Santa Fé de Antioquia Department.
- Sonsón Department.
During the government of Pedro Justo Berrio (1864) the State was divided into 7 departments:[6]
- Medellín Department.
- Marinilla Department.
- Santa Rosa de Osos Department.
- Sopetrán Department.
- Sonsón Department.
- La Ceja Department.
- Valdivia Department.
This division was changed later that year, leaving only 5 departments:[6]
- Centro Department.
- Norte Department.
- Occidente Department.
- Oriente Department.
- Sur Department.
External links
References
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Ley de creación del Estado de Antioquia
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución de la Confederación Granadina de 1858
- ^ Cervantes Virtual: Constitución política de los Estados Unidos de Colombia de 1863
- ^ Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Antioquia, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003
- ^ Historia de Antioquia, Jorge Orlando Melo, 1988
- ^ a b Biblioteca Universidad de Antioquia: Roberto Cadavid Misas, Argos, Historia de Antioquia
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